Welcome to Times Square’s newest high society. In a neighborhood better known for bright lights and tourist traps, Charlie Fox is blazing an entirely different kind of trail at 719 7th Avenue. Think less head shop, more old-world apothecary; less dispensary, more boutique. This 6,000-square-foot, three-floor temple to tasteful toking—designed by Brooklyn-based design firm Home Studios—is reimagining what a cannabis shopping experience can be.

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When the calendar flipped to 2025, new rules came into place for some cannabis cafe owners in the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on bill AB1775, which allows cannabis cafes to sell food that doesn’t come pre-packaged and non-alcoholic drinks. Jay Handal owns The Woods WeHo, a dispensary that is now able to give customers the option to buy pastries and fresh coffee. 

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Young women are consuming more pot than men for the first time in a historic shift in the $30 billion U.S. cannabis industry, prompting companies to revamp products and step up investments. Top cannabis retailers told Reuters they’ve started refocusing shelf space toward products that have proved popular with women, including edibles, tinctures, topicals, and beverages, in the hopes that any resulting rise in costs will pay off in the longer term.